Paschals - Atlanta Int’l Airport (ATL)
Posted by Ben | Under Restaurants - Fun Times Tuesday Aug 26, 2008
For the past six year or so, I have earned Delta Airlines’ highest annual status, Platinum Medallion. This means that I travel way too much and find myself trekking thru Delta’s east coast hub at least several times per week.
Despite the glamorous perception of having a job that requires extensive air travel, I nearly starved on many trips as I longed for real food… not room service, not a burger on the go, and not another rubber chicken dinner at some hotel banquet hall… I wanted something good that would stick to my ribs. Quickly, I discovered the Atlanta airport (ATL) had great Southern food… Paschals.
Paschals is located in several places throughout ATL. I have dined at each of them and all offer winning cuisine that makes this Southern boy smile! Being a weary road warrior, a nice fried chicken meal complimented with collards and black-eyes hits the spot. Also, the beef-a-roni type of entree is awesome too. The proverbial icing on the cake is always the sweet tea. I never cared for their desserts as their cobblers are a bit too laden with spice and cinnamon. The tea was dessert enough for me.
I know very little about Paschals and their background, but I do know they serve a great ‘fast food’ meal to the weary traveler.
I couldn’t agree more with your assessment of Paschal’s. A couple of weeks ago my daughter, Summmer, my neice, Courtney, and I had a long layover in the Atlanta airport on our way home from a family reunion. Because it was a long layover we had time for a “sit down” meal. I knew there was a restaurant there that served awesome southern food but I couldn’t remember the name of it. As the girls and I were looking at a directory a gentlemen asked us if he could help us find anything. I told him we were looking for a restuarant that I had eaten at before but I couldn’t remember the name of it. When I told him they served fried chicken and black-eyed peas he said, “Paschal’s!” The fried chicken was just as delicious as I remembered and the girls thought the food was great too. Great food and great service. And Paschal’s sweet tea - what a treat! Nope, no dessert needed.